ISLAMABAD: Baisakhi festival will be held on Sunday at Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hassan Abdal. About 2,206 Sikh pilgrims have arrived in Lahore from India to participate in the annual celebrations. According to the spokesman of Evacuee Trust Property Board, the main ceremony of Besakhi festival called Bhog Akhand Paath Sahib will be held at Gurdwara Punja Sahib, Hassan Abdal. Baisakhi is a historical religious festival in Sikhism, which is celebrated in mid of April. It may be noted that Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued 2200 visas to Indian Sikh Pilgrims for the festival.

Source: Pakistan Today April 13, 2019 10:54 UTC